53 Quotes by Bill Maris

Google was a venture-funded company. Being part of that brings an energy to the company.

I contemplated a career at NIH at one point. I have a neuroscience background.

I loved dinosaurs, I loved space, and I thought maybe I'd be the first paleo-astronaut.

I sign off not only every investment, but every dollar that goes out the door - I'm aware of it.

I'm not bothered when other VCs start hiring great designers or start recruiting. That's the direction I'd like it to go.

If I'm an entrepreneur, and I have a term sheet from Sequoia and Kleiner, that's the safe choice. Google Ventures is the brave choice.

Organizing healthcare information is a daunting task, but it is not an impossible task. We've had people walk on the moon. This is a lot more doable.

Silicon Valley has been a technology capital like New York is a financial capital.

The reality is if you were going to die tomorrow, and someone offered you another 10 years, most people would take those 10 years.